Breaking down Ryan Breslow's YC critique + Spotify's solution & Joe Rogan's response | E1374

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0:00 Jason and Molly tee up today’s topics: Bolt CEO steps down after another spicy thread, Rogan “apologizes” for COVID misinformation
2:11 Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow stepped down as CEO to executive chair: was it really his decision?
7:07 Jason and Molly break down Breslow’s thread on YC not being worth it for founders
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17:00 Breslow’s YC thread cont.: breaking down Breslow’s five beliefs about YC
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29:11 YC scaling fundraising and opening access to venture capital to more groups of founders; Breslow’s advice on building a network and fundraising
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37:18 YC alumni have started a blockchain-based DAO called Orange DAO to invest in crypto startups
44:32 Joe Rogan’s “apology” video and Spotify’s new COVID disclaimer: Molly nails the prediction, has Spotify done a bad job of content moderation so far?
53:42 Breaking down Joe Rogan’s explanology (explanation/apology) piece by piece
1:13:17 Jason breaks down the math of Spotify acquiring Joe Rogan for ~$100M and Howard Stern’s similar deal with Sirius XM

Ryan's Thread: https://twitter.com/theryanking/status/1487500943511932941

Joe Rogan's Video: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZYQ_nDJi6G/

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